Edgewater Steel Corporation

Plain-English summary

OSHA cited Edgewater Steel under several overhead and gantry crane provisions. The company sought summary judgment because its cranes had been installed before August 31, 1971. The Commission held that the cited provisions derived from ANSI construction-and-installation requirements that were only advisory for cranes purchased and installed before that date. Because the Secretary did not dispute the cranes' age, the Commission affirmed summary judgment and vacated eight citation items.

Decision snapshot

• Cited standard(s): 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(c)(1)(i); 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(c)(2); 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(d)(2)(iv); 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(e)(2)(ii); 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(g)(3)(i); 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(g)(6); 29 C.F.R. § 1910.179(i)
• Outcome: Eight overhead-crane citation items vacated on partial summary judgment
• Key point: ANSI-derived crane construction requirements were advisory for equipment installed before August 31, 1971

Full text (OSHRC public release)

Docket No. 78-5998

1 of 202 DOCUMENTS

TURNER COMPANY

A. SCHONBEK & CO., INC.
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NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORP., GM ASSEMBLY DIV.
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ALLIED PLANT MAINTENANCE CO. OF OKLAHOMA, INC.
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CLEMENT FOOD COMPANY

MILLCON CORPORATION

FWA DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
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CCI, INC.
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED ALUMINUM CORPORATION

THE BRONZE CRAFT CORPORATION

CARGILL, INC.
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CHAPMAN CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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GALLO MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
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SPECIAL METALS CORPORATION

WILLAMETTE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY

NASHUA CORPORATION

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION

RESEARCH-COTTRELL, INC.
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ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.
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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK CO.
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BUNKOFF CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, FRIGIDAIRE DIVISION

HARRIS BROTHERS ROOFING CO.
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GENERAL DIVERS COMPANY

ORMET CORPORATION

R. ZOPPO CO., INC.
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COEUR D'ALENE TRIBAL FARM

L. A. DREYFUS COMPANY

CMH COMPANY, INC.
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BENTON FOUNDRY, INC.
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MICHAEL CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

BROWN & ROOT, POWER PLANT DIVISION

MARION POWER SHOVEL CO., INC.
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ERSKINE-FRASER CO.
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MORRISON-KNUDSEN AND ASSOCIATES

THE BOAM COMPANY

DIC-UNDERHILL, a Joint Venture

C. R. BURNETT AND SONS, INC.; HARLLEE FARMS

STRIPE-A-ZONE, INC.
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FORTE BROTHERS, INC.
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RAYBESTOS FRICTION MATERIALS COMPANY

TEXLAND DRILLING CORPORATION

THE ANACONDA COMPANY, WIRE AND CABLE DIVISION

SAM HALL & SONS, INC.
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VAMPCO METAL PRODUCTS, INC.
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LEONE INDUSTRIES, INC.
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ASARCO, INC.
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DURANT ELEVATOR, A DIVISION OF SCOULAR-BISHOP GRAIN COMPANY

PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

PLUM CREEK LUMBER COMPANY

STEARNS-ROGER, INC.
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FERRO CORPORATION, (ELECTRO DIVISION)

AMERICAN PACKAGE COMPANY, INC.
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BROWN & ROOT, INC., POWER PLANT DIVISION

FLEETWOOD HOMES OF TEXAS, INC.
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DONALD HARRIS, INC.
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A. PROKOSCH & SONS SHEET METAL, INC.; MID-HUDSON AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY, INC.
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ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
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DAYTON TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (Division of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company)

ASARCO, INC., EL PASO DIVISION; HUGHES TOOL COMPANY

NAVAJO FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES

METROPAK CONTAINERS CORPORATION

AUSTIN BUILDING COMPANY

BABCOCK AND WILCOX COMPANY

DARRAGH COMPANY

BABCOCK & WILCOX COMPANY

OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY

R. ZOPPO COMPANY, INC.
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LUTZ, DAILY & BRAIN - CONSULTING ENGINEERS

PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO.
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HARSCO CORPORATION, d/b/a PLANT CITY STEEL COMPANY

NORTHWEST AIRLINES, INC.
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INDEPENDENCE FOUNDRY & MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, INLAND DIVISION

WELDSHIP CORPORATION

S & S DIVING COMPANY

SNIDER INDUSTRIES, INC.
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NATIONAL STEEL AND SHIPBUILDING COMPANY

MAXWELL WIREBOUND BOX CO., INC.
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CONTINENTAL GRAIN COMPANY

MISSOURI FARMER'S ASSOCIATION, INC., MFA BOONVILLE EXCHANGE; MFA, INC., d/b/a MFA GRAIN DIVISION; DESERT GOLD FEED COMPANY

CAPITAL CITY EXCAVATING CO., INC.
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GAF CORPORATION

PPG INDUSTRIES (CARIBE) a Corporation

DRUTH PACKAGING CORPORATION

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

TUNNEL ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO.
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WEATHERBY ENGINEERING COMPANY

JOHNSON STEEL & WIRE CO., INC.
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AUSTIN ROAD CO.
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MAYHEW STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.
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LADISH CO., TRI-CLOVER DIVISION, a Corporation

PULLMAN POWER PRODUCTS, INC.
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NATIONAL ROOFING CORPORATION

OSCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
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HIGHWAY MOTOR COMPANY, d/b/a PARK PRICE MOTOR COMPANY

S.J. GROVES AND SONS COMPANY

CAR AND TRUCK DOCTOR, INC.
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PRESTRESSED SYSTEMS, INC.
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TEXACO, INC.
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GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC.
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RED LOBSTER INNS OF AMERICA, INC.
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SUNRISE PLASTERING CORP.
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STONE & WEBSTER ENGINEERING CORPORATION

H.B. ZACHRY COMPANY (INTERNATIONAL)

NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTORS, INC.
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BUSHWICK COMMISSION COMPANY, INC.
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CIRCLE T DRILLING CO., INC.
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J.L. FOTI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.
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TEXACO, INC.
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KENNETH P. THOMPSON CO., INC.
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HENRY C. BECK COMPANY

HEATH & STICH, INC.
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FARMERS EXPORT COMPANY

FOSTER AND KLEISER

TURNER WELDING & ERECTION CO., INC.
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TRI-CITY CONSTRUCTION CO.
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THE DURIRON COMPANY, INC.
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SAMSON PAPER BAG CO., INC.
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MEL JARVIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc.
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MIDWEST STEEL ERECTION, INC.
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GEISLER GANZ CORPORATION

NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY

NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY

WALLACE ROOFING COMPANY

REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, INC.
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UNIVERSAL ROOFING AND SHEET METAL COMPANY, INC.
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SUFFOLK COUNTY CONTRACTORS, INC.
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NORANDA ALUMINUM, INC.
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ROOFING SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS, A DIVISION OF BIT U TECH, INC.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

SERVICE SPECIALTY, INC.
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ECCO HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTRIC CORP.
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HENRY C. BECK COMPANY

REPUBLIC ROOFING CORPORATION

EASLEY ROOFING & SHEET METAL CO., INC.
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MIDDLETOWN VOLKSWAGEN, INC.
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RICHARD ROTHBARD, INC.
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AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CORPORATION OF AMERICA

PENNSUCO CEMENT AND AGGREGATES, INC.
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AMFORGE DIVISION, ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL

MASSMAN-JOHNSON (Luling), a joint venture; MASSMAN CONSTRUCTION CO.; AL JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION CO.
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GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, CENTRAL FOUNDRY DIVISION

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION

EDGEWATER STEEL CORPORATION

OSHRC Docket No. 78-5998

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

April 30, 1980

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Before CLEARY, Chairman; BARNAKO and COTTINE, Commissioners.
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COUNSEL:

Baruch A. Fellner, Office of the Solicitor, USDOL

Marshall H. Harris, Reg. Sol., USDOL

Carl H. Hellerstedt, Jr., for the employer

Rufus Blocksidge, Staff Rep., District 19, United Steelworkers of America, for the employees

George Prenatt, Staff Rep., Safety & Health Department, United Steelworkers of America, for the employees

OPINION:

DECISION

BY THE COMMISSION:

An order of Administrative Law Judge David G. Oringer, dated June 25, 1979, is before the Commission on review pursuant to section 12(j) n1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. � �
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651-678 ("the Act").
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Commissioner Cottine directed review sua sponte to determine

Whether the Administrative Law Judge erred in granting the Respondent's motion for summary judgment and vacating the alleged violations of 29 C.F.R. �
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1910.179 on the ground that the cited overhead cranes were installed prior to August 31, 1971, and consequently were not covered by the standard.

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n1 29 U.S.C. �
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661(i).

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In granting Respondent's motion for summary judgment, the judge concluded that the provisions of 29 C.F.R. �
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1910.179 were advisory with respect to overhead and gantry cranes constructed before August 31, 1971.
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In arriving at his conclusion, the judge cited the following Commission decisions: Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., 77 OSAHRC 75/E6, 5 BNA OSHC 1420, 1977-78 CCH OSHD P21,804 (No. 13708, 1977), aff'd, 584 F.2d 638 (3d Cir. 1978); Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., 77 OSAHRC 81/C10, 5 BNA OSHC 1495, 1978 CCH OSHD P23,056 (Nos. 10611, 11327 & 14366, 1977), aff'd, sub nom, Marshall v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., 584 F.2d 638 (3d Cir. 1978); and Anaconda Co., 78 OSAHRC 9/A2, 6 BNA OSHC 1372, 1978 CCH OSHD P22,530 (No. 77-2035, 1978) (ALJ), aff'd, 596 F.2d 370 (9th Cir. 1979). n2

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n2 The judge granted the motion with respect to items 1a, 3, 4a, and 4b of Citation No. 1 and items 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Citation No. 2.
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These items involved subsections (c)(1)(i), (c)(2), (d)(2)(iv), (e)(2)(ii), (i), (g)(3)(i) and (g)(6) of �
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1910.179.

Respondent's motion for summary judgment also included items 1 and 6 of Citation No. 2 and items 1, 2, and 3 of Citation No. 3.
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The parties reached a stipulation of settlement disposing of these items, and the judge affirmed the settlement in his order granting the motion for summary judgment. Neither party seeks review of that settlement and none of the stipulations were directed for review.
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See Commission Rules 91 and 92, 29 C.F.R. �
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2200.91 and 44 Fed. Reg. 70,106, 70,111 (1979), to be codified at 29 C.F.R. �
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2200.92 [formerly Rule 91a, 29 C.F.R. �
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2200.91a].
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Accordingly, that portion of the judge's decision concerning the settlement is not before us.
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Leone Construction Co., 76 OSAHRC 12/E6, 3 BNA OSHC 1979, 1975-76 CCH OSHD P20,387 (No. 4090, 1976).

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Beginning with our decision in U.S. Steel Corp., 77 OSAHRC 64/C8, 5 BNA OSHC 1289, 1977-78 CCH OSHD P21,795 (Nos. 10825 & 10849, 1977), and continuing in Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co., supra; Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp., supra; and, most recently, General Dynamics Corp., No. 78-3290 (April 30, 1980), we have held that those provisions of section 1910.179 that are derived from the "construction and installation" requirements of ANSI B30.2.0.-1967 set out in chapter 2-1 of that standard are advisory with respect to overhead and gantry cranes purchased and installed before August 31, 1971.
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The provisions of section 1910.179 as to which the judge granted summary judgment in this case are derived from those requirements.

Accordingly, there being no dispute that the cranes at issue were in operation before August 31, 1971, that portion of the judge's order before us is affirmed in full. n3 Respondent's motion for partial summary judgment is granted.

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n3 Respondent submitted the affidavit of its plant manager, who stated that "[b]ased on [his] personal knowledge, information and belief, . . . the cranes referred to in . . . the complaint . . . were installed in the plant prior to 1971." This statement has not been challenged by the Secretary of Labor.

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Items la, 3, 4a, and 4b of Citation No. 1 and items 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Citation No. 2 are vacated.

So ORDERED.
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